First of all, I think it is a gross mischaracterization to say that victims of narcissist abuse are weak. Being sincere, open and caring are not weak traits. In fact, they are strong traits; of which the world needs more of. My issue was I was too forgiving and didn’t utilize my common sense in breaking away from the relationship when I knew in the first three weeks that I needed to run. But I was drawn to him….and he threw the net. I will never apologize for being too forgiving, but I had to forgive myself from not using my common sense and intuition in the first place. In the vast majority of cases, a relationship with a narcissist, or a person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder is doomed from the very start. Weakness isn’t the issue. Being a sincere, caring person is.
Erik-Michael Grant
Victims are not weaklings, their abusers engage in a cycle of false praise-devaluation to gaslight them. It takes a lot of courage to break free but victims have to realize that the strength they need to do so has been there all along!